Aspartame Study Based on Flawed Cancer
Analysis

Updated Aug. 28, 2003 12:01 a.m. ET

The Calorie Control Council is an international association of manufacturers of low-calorie, reduced-fat and "light" foods and beverages. Companies that make and use fat and sugar "substitutes" are among the council's members.

Aspartame is one of the most thoroughly tested ingredients in the food supply. More than 200 studies confirm its safety. The "study in overall trends in cancer" referred to in your Aug. 12 article "Are They Safe? The Skinny on Fat and Sugar Substitutes" was...